MADDEN, Sir Frederic (1801-1873) British Museum 1826-1866
His appointment as Keeper of MSS in 1837 coincided with that of Antonio Panizzi as Keeper of Printed Books and he became his implacable enemy.
Michael Borrie, ‘Madden, Sir Frederic (1801–1873)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/17751, accessed 8 Nov 2009]
British Museum 1826-1866
His appointment as Keeper of MSS in 1837 coincided with that of Antonio Panizzi as Keeper of Printed Books and he became his implacable enemy.
Michael Borrie, ‘Madden, Sir Frederic (1801–1873)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/17751, accessed 8 Nov 2009]